Good afternoon, everyone. I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 46 of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Monday, September 26, 2022, the committee is meeting to study the current state of blockchain technology in Canada.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House Order of Thursday, June 23, 2022.
This afternoon, we have the pleasure of having with us, both virtually and in person, the following witnesses.
From Beatdapp Software, Inc., we have Pouria Assadipour, chief technology officer, Andrew Batey, co-chief executive officer, and Morgan Hayduk, also co-chief executive officer.
From the Canadian Blockchain Consortium, we have Koleya Karringten, executive director.
From Mavennet Systems Inc., we have Patrick Mandic—correct me if I mispronounce your name; that goes for all witnesses—chief executive officer. Thanks for being here with us in Ottawa.
From the National Digital Asset Exchange Inc., we have Tanim Rasul, chief operating officer.
Finally, from Shakepay Inc., we have Jean Amiouny, co-founder and CEO.
Thank you to everyone for being here.
We have a lot of witnesses, so we're going to get right to it with the representatives from Beatdapp Software Inc. You have five minutes.